The Honduran fire department said it carried out multiple water rescues and evacuations as Tropical Storm Sara brought severe flooding to several parts of Honduras on Nov. 15.

Tropical Storm Sara dumped heavy rains with the potential to cause disastrous flooding Thursday as it churned inland along the northeastern coast of Honduras.Sara will slowly move near the northern coast of Honduras over the next couple of days and bring isolated areas up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain,

Tropical Storm Sara was grazing the coast of Honduras on Friday, bringing torrential rain and the risk of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across Central America. The Honduran authorities said they were bracing for a potentially “catastrophic event.”